# Wrestling at the Asian Games

Wrestling has been an event at the Asian Games since 1954 in Manila, Philippines. Since the 1986 Asian Games Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the Games programme.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
| II | 1954 | Manila, Philippines | Japan |
| III | 1958 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
| IV | 1962 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Japan |
| V | 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| VI | 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | Iran |
| VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Iran |
| VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| IX | 1982 | New Delhi, India | Japan |
| X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | South Korea |
| XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | South Korea |
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | South Korea |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | South Korea |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | South Korea |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | South Korea |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | Iran |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | Iran |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | Iran |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | Iran |

## Events
### Men's freestyle

| 1954 | 1958 | 1962–1966 | 1970–1982 | 1986–1994 | 1998 | 2002–2010 | 2014 | 2018–2022 |
| −52 kg | −52 kg | −52 kg | −48 kg | −48 kg | −54 kg | −55 kg | −57 kg | −57 kg |
| −57 kg ||
| −57 kg |||||
| 52–57 kg | 52–57 kg | 52–57 kg | 52–57 kg | 52–57 kg | 54–58 kg | −55 kg | −57 kg | −57 kg |
| 52–57 kg | 52–57 kg | 52–57 kg | 52–57 kg | 52–57 kg | 54–58 kg | 55–60 kg | −57 kg | −57 kg |
| 57–62 kg | 57–62 kg | 57–63 kg | 57–62 kg | 57–62 kg | 54–58 kg | 55–60 kg | 57–61 kg | 57–65 kg |
| 57–62 kg | 57–62 kg | 57–63 kg | 57–62 kg | 57–62 kg | 58–63 kg | 55–60 kg | 57–61 kg | 57–65 kg |
| 57–62 kg | 57–62 kg | 57–63 kg | 57–62 kg | 57–62 kg | 58–63 kg | 60–66 kg | 57–61 kg | 57–65 kg |
| 57–62 kg | 57–62 kg | 57–63 kg | 57–62 kg | 57–62 kg | 58–63 kg | 60–66 kg | 61–65 kg | 57–65 kg |
| 62–67 kg | 62–67 kg | 57–63 kg | 62–68 kg | 62–68 kg | | 58–63 kg | 60–66 kg | 61–65 kg | 57–65 kg |
| 62–67 kg | 62–67 kg | 63–70 kg | 62–68 kg | 62–68 kg | 63–69 kg | 60–66 kg | 61–65 kg | 57–65 kg |
| 62–67 kg | 62–67 kg | 63–70 kg | 62–68 kg | 62–68 kg | 63–69 kg | 60–66 kg | 65–70 kg | 65–74 kg |
| 62–67 kg | 62–67 kg | 63–70 kg | 62–68 kg | 62–68 kg | 63–69 kg | 66–74 kg | 65–70 kg | 65–74 kg |
| 65–74 kg ||
| 65–74 kg ||
| 67–73 kg | 67–73 kg | 63–70 kg | 68–74 kg | 68–74 kg | 69–76 kg | 66–74 kg | 65–70 kg | 65–74 kg |
| 67–73 kg | 67–73 kg | 70–78 kg | 68–74 kg | 68–74 kg | 69–76 kg | 66–74 kg | 70–74 kg | 65–74 kg |
| 65–74 kg ||
| 73–79 kg | 73–79 kg | 70–78 kg | 74–82 kg | 74–82 kg | 69–76 kg | 74–84 kg | 74–86 kg | 74–86 kg |
| 73–79 kg | 73–79 kg | 70–78 kg | 74–82 kg | 74–82 kg | 76–85 kg | 74–84 kg | 74–86 kg | 74–86 kg |
| 73–79 kg | 73–79 kg | 78–87 kg | 74–82 kg | 74–82 kg | 76–85 kg | 74–84 kg | 74–86 kg | 74–86 kg |
| | 79–87 kg | 78–87 kg | 74–82 kg | 74–82 kg | 76–85 kg | 74–84 kg | 74–86 kg | 74–86 kg |
| 74–86 kg ||
| | 79–87 kg | 78–87 kg | 82–90 kg | 82–90 kg | 76–85 kg | 84–96 kg | 74–86 kg | 74–86 kg |
| | 79–87 kg | 78–87 kg | 82–90 kg | 82–90 kg | 85–97 kg | 84–96 kg | 74–86 kg | 74–86 kg |
| 86–97 kg ||
| +87 kg | +87 kg | 87–97 kg | 82–90 kg | 82–90 kg | 85–97 kg | 84–96 kg | 86–97 kg | 86–97 kg |
| 86–97 kg ||
| +87 kg | +87 kg | 87–97 kg | 90–100 kg | 90–100 kg | 85–97 kg | 96–120 kg | 86–97 kg | 86–97 kg |
| +87 kg | +87 kg | +97 kg | 90–100 kg | 90–100 kg | 97–130 kg | 96–120 kg | 97–125 kg | 97–125 kg |
| +87 kg | +87 kg | +97 kg | +100 kg | 100–130 kg | 97–130 kg | 96–120 kg | 97–125 kg | 97–125 kg |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 |

### Women's freestyle

| 2002–2010 | 2014 | 2018–2022 |
| −48 kg | −48 kg | −50 kg |
| −50 kg ||
| 48–55 kg | 48–55 kg | 50–53 kg |
| 48–55 kg | 48–55 kg | 53–57 kg |
| 53–57 kg ||
| 55–63 kg | 55–63 kg | 57–62 kg |
| 55–63 kg | 55–63 kg | 62–68 kg |
| 63–72 kg | 63–75 kg | 62–68 kg |
| 63–72 kg | 63–75 kg | 68–76 kg |
| 4 | 4 | 6 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Iran (IRI) | 74 | 44 | 37 | 155 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 72 | 54 | 50 | 176 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 54 | 28 | 60 | 142 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 13 | 14 | 20 | 47 |
| 5 | Mongolia (MGL) | 12 | 19 | 32 | 63 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 11 | 21 | 27 | 59 |
| 7 | India (IND) | 11 | 15 | 39 | 65 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 10 | 26 | 28 | 64 |
| 9 | North Korea (PRK) | 8 | 13 | 16 | 37 |
| 10 | Pakistan (PAK) | 6 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 5 | 11 | 23 | 39 |
| 12 | Bahrain (BRN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Syria (SYR) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Lebanon (LBN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 277 | 274 | 365 | 916 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 6 | 7 | X | | 6 | | 10 | | X | X | | 8 | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Bahrain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | |
| Bangladesh | | | | | | | X | 3 | | | X | | 2 | | | | 3 | | |
| Cambodia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| China | | | | | | 3 | X | 4 | X | X | X | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | | | | | | | | | X | X | 2 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| India | 5 | | 7 | X | 10 | 14 | X | 10 | X | X | X | 6 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Indonesia | | | 13 | | 2 | | | 5 | X | | X | | | | 4 | 2 | 18 | 6 | |
| Iran | | 8 | | 8 | 10 | 19 | | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Iraq | | | | | | 12 | X | 5 | X | | | | | 11 | 6 | 5 | | | 7 |
| Japan | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | X | X | X | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Jordan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| Kazakhstan | | | | | | | | | | | X | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 8 |
| Kuwait | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | | | | | | | | | | | X | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
| Laos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 1 | |
| Lebanon | | | | | | | | | | X | | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | | |
| Malaysia | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mongolia | | | | | | 10 | X | 5 | | X | X | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Myanmar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | |
| Nepal | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| North Korea | | | | | | 5 | X | 9 | | X | | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| North Yemen | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | X | 4 | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| Palestine | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Philippines | 6 | 6 | 6 | X | | 7 | | 4 | | | X | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Qatar | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | |
| Saudi Arabia | | | | | | | | 10 | X | | | | | 4 | | 3 | | | |
| Singapore | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | |
| South Korea | 3 | 6 | 5 | X | 7 | 12 | X | 9 | X | X | X | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | | 1 | | 3 | | X | 2 | | X | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Syria | | | | | | | X | 5 | | X | X | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Tajikistan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
| Thailand | | | | X | 10 | | X | | | | | 14 | | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | |
| Turkmenistan | | | | | | | | | | | X | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Uzbekistan | | | | | | | | | | | X | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 8 |
| Vietnam | | | | | | | | | | X | X | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| Yemen | | | | | | | | | | X | | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Number of nations | 32 | 44 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 113 | 70 | 109 | | | | 175 | 196 | 236 | 233 | 239 | 249 | 247 | |
| Number of athletes | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 17 | | | | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |